Mikkel Kessler - The beginning of the end

Also what was the deal with the weight? Catchweight for an (albeit pretty pointless) title? Or was Green's reference to 172 just the ramblings of a delusioonal yank with concussion?

 

His one saving grace against Cleverly could be that Nathan can be timed, Kessler does have the experience to land that big shot. More than likely is that Cleverly runs him over i agree.

 

I don't see any chance of a Cleverley stoppage win. None at all.

 

Same. Cleverly has a high work rate, but isn't exactly a destructive puncher. I'd be more confident of a Kessler stoppage to be honest, even if he is past his best.

 

I was getting a bit excited when I wrote that but I do think there would be a chance. Just through accumulation particularly shots to the body slowing him down allowing clev to just tee off on Kesslers head. Especially if the fight happened in the UK

 

You're trippin.

Clev would get destroyed.

I don't think Cleverly would even beat Green.

 

I don't think that would happen. But I admire the enthusiasm! :good

 

You either rate Green alot more than me or really dislike Clev. From what I've seen Clev can look decent and other times appalling, but hes got a high workrate, decent speed and an alright chin. He'd lose to all the top guys but a shot Kessler who is constantly out of the ring through injuries and has shipped a lot of punishment he'd handle in a 116-112 sort of affair or British stoppage in the 10-12

Not even a clev fan But apart from that left hook he hardly looked spectacular yesterday, age, punishment, injuries and time out of the ring aren't exactly going to help him in a bigger weight division.

 

Maybe I've got this totally wrong, but that was a brutal KO in the 4th round against a medicore but genuine LHW, after having a long break. Yes he looks a bit slow, yes he looks easy to hit, yes he's on the slide but he ain't finished. IMO He still gives alot of the top boys in the divdision problems.

See alot of post about Clev's workrate and if he moves and boxes Kessler it's in the bag, but we know Clev likes to go to war sometimes, and if he gets tagged with the Vicking's power, Clev's got problems.

Anyway, I'm probabaly wrong, but I wouldn't write him off just yet.

 

Once Kessler took the initiative he started to slip shots and fight with more of a rhythm, but he's not the guy he was against Calzaghe.

 

He had a rough round an a half after being highly inactive for a long time.
Once he found himself, it became very one sided and he finished it big in the 4th.

People reading a little to much into this.

 

Froch ended him, Why? Cos Froch said so!!..

 

He's just been so inactive, and he's very easy to hit.

 

Aye, thought he looked good round 2 onwards - taking into account his inactivity and miles on the clock. I wonder if moving up in weight might have been something he should have done a while ago.

I think he'd murder Clev, unfortunately.